Sabre has confirmed that American Airlines’ NDC
offers will be available through the GDS from 3 April 2023.
From that date, Sabre-connected travel buyers,
agencies and developer partners, will be able to shop, book and
service American’s NDC content, including paid seats, through
Sabre’s Offer and Order APIs, the agency point-of-sale tool, Sabre
Red 360, and the online booking tool, GetThere.
“We are committed to providing our customers with
a modern, seamless retailing experience across all channels,” said
Thomas Rajan, Vice President – Global Sales at American Airlines.
“Through Sabre’s network of travel retailers, we’ll be able to
provide our enhanced, rich NDC content to travelers worldwide.
This will open new business opportunities to American as well as
our travel retail partners, and deliver a better, more tailored
experience to the customers we all serve.”
Travel buyers connected to the Sabre GDS will be
able to choose enhanced offers from American such as the Main
Select and Flagship Business Plus fares, ancillary products and
the lowest fares available in those channels.
They will also have access to more descriptive
information on American’s flight offers as well as seat selection
enabled in the booking path.
“We are excited to reach this milestone with
American Airlines and look forward to our ongoing collaboration to
provide travel buyers with the offers and services their travelers
want,” said Kathy Morgan, Vice President – NDC and Airline Supply,
Sabre Travel Solutions. “While it is still early days for NDC
bookings, making this rich NDC content from the world’s largest
airline available in Sabre channels is an important step towards
the maturing and scaling of NDC distribution.”
